New Devil May Cry developers Ninja Theory courted controversy with their take on Dante, hero of the long-running Devil May Cry series. Recast as a sallow teenager, Dante will have to survive the dangers of “Limbo City,” a seemingly mundane little burg that turns out to be anything but. Despite the game‘s wacky environments, however, this is a different kind of Devil May Cry game, one that shies away from the gothic fantasy of earlier titles in favor of a more recognizable “real” world.

To learn more about Capcom and Ninja Theory’s ambitions for the franchise, Game Front’s own James Heany talked to Capcom producer Alex Jones. Check out the clip below to learn more about the big Dante decision, the combat system, Ninja Theory’s other contributions to the franchise, and much more besides.

]]>http://www.gamefront.com/devil-may-cry-pre-e3-video-interview-with-james/feed/0People Threatened To Kill Ninja Theory Over DMChttp://www.gamefront.com/people-threatened-to-kill-ninja-theory-over-dmc/
http://www.gamefront.com/people-threatened-to-kill-ninja-theory-over-dmc/#commentsFri, 06 Jan 2012 20:01:00 +0000Phil Owenhttp://www.gamefront.com/?p=146042
As you would expect, not everyone has been happy with the new Dante in Ninja Theory’s DMC reboot. Some people are so unhappy, in fact, that they’ve threatened to murder Ninja Theory. Yes, they want to put a gun to the studio’s head and pull the trigger.

OK, so that’s a joke. What’s not a joke is that folks who work for Ninja Theory have received death threats. Here’s what Tameem Antoniades tells OXM about it.

Alex Garland warned me about it because he experienced a similar thing with 28 Days Later where people were upset that it didn’t feature real zombies.

So I was half prepared for it, although I have to say that it has been pretty eye opening to see some of the creative ways in which people have chosen to vent their hatred. We didn’t expect death threats in comic book form or anti-DmC death metal songs!

OMG comics? I’d like to read those. Y’all should totally release them to the internet so we can all enjoy their probable greatness. I mean, they’re probably funny at least.

It’s official — Capcom is updating the early Playstation 2 editions of Devil May Cry in order to squeeze a few more sales out of nostaligc players during the last gasp of this console generation.

Sorry. I’m a little negative on all these recent HD collections being announced. What, you can’t be troubled by making a new game, Capcom/Konami/Microsoft/Team ICO/Sony/Eidos/Ubisoft? And didn’t we used to have a thing called backward compatibility? You know, where I could play games I’d already bought instead of having to buy them again with slightly less jagged edges?

Anyway, Capcom’s Resident Evi–er, Devil May Cry HD Collection will include the first three DMC games, all of which graced the PS2 (with DMC 3 making its way to PC). The three games will be priced at $40 and are coming to Playstation 3 as well as Xbox 360.

The pack will also include some bonus content, as well as Achievements and Trophies. Just in time to get people excited for a new Devil May Cry title, this one rebooting the series that has already sold 4 million copies.